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|Ship name= INS ''Karanj''<br />
|Ship namesake=[[Karanja, Raigad|Karanja]]<br />
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|Ship complement= 75 (incl 8 officers)<br />
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'''INS ''Karanj'' (S21)''' was a {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|0||1967}} diesel-electric [[submarine]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="br-kalvari">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Submarines/Past/92-Kavari-Class.html|title=Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)|website=www.bharat-rakshak.com|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref><br />
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The ship was named after the [[Karanja, Raigad|Karanja island]], also known as Uran island, located in the [[Raigad district]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web |title=INS Karanj, named after submarine that fought in 1971, joins Indian Navy |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/10/ins-karanj-named-after-submarine-that-fought-in-19-71-joins-indian-navy.html |website=The Week |access-date=3 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-look-at-kalvari-class-of-submarines-and-its-strategic-significance-7049172/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=3 November 2021 |language=en |date=19 November 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Popular culture==<br />
The 2017 film ''[[Ghazi (film)|Ghazi]]'', features the story of men aboard S21 who managed to survive underwater for 18 days. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/news/the-truth-behind-the-navy-s-sinking-of-ghazi-news-columns-kfztj3bhjehsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426095655/http://www.sify.com/news/the-truth-behind-the-navy-s-sinking-of-ghazi-news-columns-kfztj3bhjehsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2015|title=The truth behind the Navy's 'sinking' of Ghazi|newspaper=Sify|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref><br />
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